Experiences, Attitudes, and Behaviors of the Unemployed: The Role of Motivation and Psychological Needs.
Psychol Rep
; 123(4): 1117-1144, 2020 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31094660
ABSTRACT
Alleviating the psychological burden of unemployment and preventing the unemployed from withdrawing from the labor market remains a priority for unemployment researchers and practitioners alike. Job search motivation and the differential relationships with experienced psychological need satisfaction (and need frustration) potentially induce different well-being (i.e., experiences), attitudinal outcomes (i.e., employment commitment), and behavioral outcomes (i.e., job search intensity) in unemployment. This study examined if job search motivation relates to the experiences, attitudes, and behavior of the unemployed over time through basic need satisfaction and frustration. In a two-wave study (nT1 = 461; nT2 = 244), the results demonstrated that job search motivation has no relationship with the affective experiences, attitudes toward employment, and job search behavior over time. It also showed that only controlled motivation and amotivation were significantly related to need frustration. Finally, only psychological need satisfaction, and not the frustration of their needs, was significantly related to affective experiences over time. The implications for unemployment and self-determination theory research are discussed, and recommendations for practitioners are made.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Unemployment
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Attitude
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Motivation
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Psychol Rep
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bélgica